Water-carrier.



J. A. CAMPBELL. WATER CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17. 1911.

1,020,884. Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

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JOHN A. CAMPBELL, OF HARMONY, ARKANSAS.

WATER-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 17, 1911.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

Serial No. 644,701.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harmony, in the county of Johnson and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVatenCarriers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to water carriers and the principal object of the same is to provide a conveyor having a novel type of carriage in which there is provided a trip and a latching lever which holds the trip in the raised position and which will automatically release the trip when the carriage is at one end of the track. There is also provided a hook which engages the trip when released so that the carriage will be prevented from returning to the opposite end of the track before the bucket is raised from the well.

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above, it will be understood, of course, that the essential features thereof are susceptible of changes in detail and structural arrangements one preferred and practical embodiment of the invention being shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the conveyer, the dotted lines indicating the carriage with the trip released from the latch lever and engaged upon the hook. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the trip and portions of the carriage and latching lever. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the trip. Fig. 41- is a fragmentary view of the carriage.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that this invention comprises the end bars 1 and 2 which are provided with the eyes 8. Securing cables 4 and 5 are connected with the eyes 3 and are adapted to connect the bars 1 and 2 with supporting means, the cables 5 being preferably secured to the limbs of trees and the cables 1 being connected with the ground by means of the screw eyes 6. A bracket 7 is connected with each of the bars 1 and 2 and serves as guides for a suspension cable 8 which passes through openings formed through the brackets, the ends of the suspension cable being connected with the limbs of the trees and drawn taut. Pulley wheels 9 and 10 are connected with the bars 1 and 2 and an endless cable 11 connects the pulley wheels. The pulley wheel 9 is provided with a handle 12 so that the wheel may be turned and thus cause the conveying cable to move. The upper portion of the bar 2 is provided with a recess 13 which is located adjacent the pulley wheel 10 and serves a purpose which will be hereinafter brought out. The bottom of the recess is in alinement with the suspension cable.

A carriage is mounted upon the suspension cable and comprises a substantially U- shaped strip 14 having supporting wheels 15 connected with its arms 16 and 17. A depending arm 18 is connected with the arm 17 and has an angularly disposed lower end portion 19 which is substantially parallel with the strip 14. A plate 20 has its end portions 21 connected with the arm 18 and has its major portion positioned in spaced relation to the end portion 19 of the arm 18 and together with the end portion 19 forms a housing for a trip which is pivotally mounted upon a pin 22.

The trip comprises a substantially U- shaped strip of metal. which is bent intermediate its length to form the side plates 23 which are each substantially Vshaped and have their ends connected by means of a plate 2 1 and rivet 25. The end of one of the plates 23 is provided with a notch 26 so that a latch may engage the notch and hold the trip in the upright position. The trip is pivotally mounted upon the pin 22 adjacent the ends of the side plates 23 so that when the latch is disengaged from the notch the trip may be swung to engage a suitable hook. A pulley wheel 27 is mounted upon the pin 22 between the plates 23.

A latch lever 28 is pivotally connected with the strip 14 by means of the pin 29 and has its lower end portion twisted at right angles to its central portion and is bent to form a book 30 which engages the notch 26 to hold the trip in the upright position. The upper portion 31 of the lever is also bent at right angles to the central portion and a rod 32 is connected with the upper portion of the lever and has its free end slidably mounted in a housing 33 which is secured to the arm 16 by a bolt 34: upon which the wheel 15 is mounted. The rod is of such length that when the hook 230 is. in engagement with the notch 26 the end of the rod projects beyond the wheel 15 for a short distance. A hook 35 is secured to the bar 2 and is of such length that when the latch is released from the trip and the trip moved to the position shown and indicated by dotted lines the hook will engage the upper portion of the trip and hold the carriage stationary.

When using this device the bars 1 and 2 are suspended as shown in Fig. 1, with the suspension cable 8 and endless cable 9 mounted as shown. The carriage is mounted upon the suspending cable with one flight of the endless cable connected with the carriage so that when the endless cable is moved the carriage will be moved along the suspension cable. A cable 36 is passed over the pulley wheel 27 and between the plates 23 and is carried in the direction of the bar 2, a bucket 37 being connected with the end of the cable and normally resting upon the plate 24. The handle 12 is turned so that the carriage moves in the direction of the bar 2, the cable 36 being payed out by an operator as the carriage advances. When the carriage reaches the bar 2 the wheel 15 enters the recess 13 and the end of the rod 32 strikes the inner wall of the recess and the lever is rocked to the position indicated by dotted lines so that the trip is released. The trip is then swung so that it is engaged upon the hook 35 and the carriage will then be held against movement. When the carriage is in this position the bucket is directly under the wheel and by paying out the cable it will be lowered into the well. After the bucket is full it can be drawn up and when it reaches the carriage will strike the trip and release it from the hook 35 so that the carriage may be drawn toward the bar 1. The cable 36 can then be drawn in so that the carriage and bucket will be drawn toward the bar 1. If the'conveyer is mounted upon an incline the conveying cable is not necessary as the carriage will travel down the cable 8 to the well and after filling may be drawn up again.

What I claim is 1. A conveyer comprising end bars, a suspension cable connecting said bars, a conveying cable adapted to travel between said bars, a carriage mounted upon said suspension cable, a trip pivot-ally mounted upon said carriage, a latch lever pivotally mounted upon said carriage and adapted to engage said trip, means for automatically rocking said. latch lever to release said trip, and means for engaging said trip to hold said carriage at one end of said suspension cable.

2. A conveyer comprising end bars, a suspension cable connecting said end bars, a conveying cable adapted to travel between said bars, a carriage mounted upon said suspension cable and connected with said,

conveying cable, a trip pivotally connected with said carriage, a pulley wheel mounted between the arms of said trip, a latch lever adapted to engage said trip, means for rock ing said latch lever to release said trip, and means for engaging the released trip for holding said carriage at one end of said suspension cable.

3. A conveyer comprising end bars, a sus pension cable connecting said bars, a con veying cable adapted to travel between said bars, a carriage mounted upon said suspension cable and engaging said conveying cable, an arm depending from said carriage and having its lower portion bent parallel with said carriage, a trip pivotally connected with the lower end of said arm, a pulley wheel carried by said trip, a latch lever adapted to engage said trip, means for automatically releasing said latch lever, from said trip, and means for engaging said released trip to hold said carriage at one endof said suspension cable.

4. A conveyer comprising end bars, one of said bars being provided with a recess adjacent its upper end, a suspension cable connecting said bars, a conveying cable adapted to travel between said bars, a carriage mounted upon said suspension cable and engaging said conveying cable, an arm depending from said carriage and having its lower portion bent substantially parallel with said carriage, a strip connected with said arm and having its major portion positioned in spaced relation thereto to form a housing, a trip pivotally mounted in said housing, a pulley wheel mounted in said housing and inclosed by said trip, a latch lever pivotally connected with said carriage and adapted to engage said trip, a rod connected with said lever and extending beyond said carriage, said-rod contacting with the inner wall of said recess to move said rod and rock said lever to release said trip.

5. A conveyer comprising end bars, a sus pension cable connecting said bars, a conveying cable adapted to travel between said bars, a carriage mounted upon said suspension cable and engaging said conveying cable, a hook carried by one of said bars, a trip pivotally connected with said carriage, a latch lever pivotally mounted upon said carriage and adapted to engage said trip, and a rod for rocking said lever to release said trip, said trip adapted to be engaged by said hook to hold said carriage upon one end of said suspension cable.

6. A conveyer comprising end posts, a suspension cable connecting said posts, a carriage mounted upon said suspension cable, a support pivotally mounted upon said carriage, a lever pivotally connected with said carriage and engaging said support, and means for locking said lever to release said support.

7. A conveyer comprising end posts, a suspension cable connecting said posts, a carria-ge mounted upon said cable, a support In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my piiiptallyh connecteg bwith dsaid carriage,b a signature in presence of two Witnesses. pu ey W eel carrie y sai support, at ca 1e passing through said support and over said JOHN CAMPBELL 5 pulley Wheel, a catch adapted to engage said Witnesses:

support, and means for removing said latch H. DOFFLE, to release said support. R. B. HARKREADER.

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